JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Durban has emerged as South Africa’s candidate for the 2020 Summer Olympics after three other cities failed to express interest.
The government is expected to rubber-stamp Durban’s bid after Cape Town, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth failed to apply to the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee.
Durban city manager Mike Sutcliffe said Durban officials and SASCOC will meet with the government in the next month about the bid, which could bring the Olympics to Africa for the first time.
So far, only Rome has declared its intention to bid for 2020. Tokyo, Istanbul and Dubai are among other possible candidates.
The host city for the 2020 Olympics will be announced in 2013 at the International Olympic Committee session in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
